Leyte (CVA 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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1 ' FRONT ROW Lell 'ro Rlghl W W Walker ADC E H Revls Jr BMC LTJ6 R H Joeschke LTJG I C Llewellyn LTJG N E Heckerl LT L 6 G-afford LTJG J E While LTJG S S Cadwell L H Render ADC F A Slover ADC SECOND ROW J A Veal B S L dess M L Ab ams J P McOuad J E D Powers A Malhlas W W Slepp W F Smllh R A Wenlworlh Q J Bogarf THIRD W H Kaplan A W Kurlz L Lemanek R W Banks J W Scrulon F C Macler W E Solewun J D S clers R M Ba ly L urassa FOURTH ROW J N Cox J F Walls J E Koelscg JkK AFOXF D E M yo R rac ln :er FRONT ROW Lefl lo Right D. J. Crooks, ATC M. F. Fay, ADC LTJG C. S. Sayers ENS R, E. Barnes ENS L. L. Holley, Jr. LTJG W, P. Harrison Jr. LTJG J. W. Jahanl LTJG J. D, Herllhy Jr. ENS C. C. Davis, W. M, Thomas AOC. SECOND ROW: J, D, Wilson E. W. e 'fer W, R, Mayhew, T. G, Dooson M, B. R Cl L, . G cl N. . W ' . M. Smilh H. Trinsey, THIRD RO : , W. Da as ,L, ylor A, . l , , , , , . . . . ' , ,K er . D. Jirlk, FOURTH RO : .J, I J . R, E. Loveioy L,J. Campbell T. E. Clegg J. Leparl J . J, S. Sparks G. L. Scrulon, D. D. La b.

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FRONT ROW, Lell' lo Righl: A. C. Biahr, G, V. Mulkey, C, R, Olling, H, l. Huseby, J, D. Cline, E, A. Finch, J, C. Poslon, J. C. Bri'l'r, R. C. Wollz, D. M, Caslalor, F. O, Campbell. SECOND ROW: J. Pipilone, AMC, S. Pozio, ADC, LTJG R. S. Chew, Jr., LTJG F. W. Nehring, Jr., LT J, F. Slone, LCDR F. H. O'Brien, LT L, B. Slephens, LT J. G. Brozo, LT W. G. Schulden, P. Carey, ADC, C. W. Vanorden, ADC. THIRD ROW: C. R, Brown, P. D. Vansickle, G. D. Beech, C. D, Dick, W, M, Fosler, E. B, Malmberg, Jr., G. P. Lomp, F, W. Aicher, R. G. Hevey, E. S. Marlin, H, S, McClain, J. L. Clark. FOURTH ROW: S. R. Barnes, L, L, Harding, J. D. Cole, R, P. Rudolph, J. L. Anderson, B. B. Dillard, R, J. Kunkle, E. J. Wackrow, J. G. Sl. Clair, D, L, Spencer, R. F. Burgess. FIFTH ROW: R. H. Barnes, D, L. Olson, E, R. Codd, P, L. Vanderlinden, J. J, Bramlage, J. M. Hinlerberger, M. A, Kennedy, O. T. Graves, E, F. Pfisler, T. E. Ohmslede, W. J. Buhlig, J. J. McNabb, X!lF34l A BRIEF FLASH-BACK inlo lhe hislory oi Fighler Squadron Thirly-lour indicales lhal il had ils be- ginning during World War ll, ll was a scrappy cog in lhe wheel lhal rolled on lo viclory in lhe Pacific. Fighling Twenly, as il was formerly known, operaled wilh lhe F6F Helical, one rugged member ol a line ol Grumman aircrafl which lhe squadron ilew. Aller being re-designaled several limes, lhe squadron became a parl ol Carrier Air Group Three and was officially named Fighler Squadron Thirly-lour. A year laler, VF-34 replaced ils F8F's wilh The F9F-2 Panlher iels, and linally wilh F2l-l Banshees

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